After the Hivemind broke apart, most of us went mad with emotions we had never felt before. Newfound intelligence, free will, and actual clear thoughts. Those of us that could control these thoughts either went into hiding or lived as a strange form of vampires, eventually being burned at the stake or having a silver dagger run through their skull. I did neither of those. In fact, I envied the ponies I once consumed.
I wanted to be one of them.
A/N: Hehehe, 100 likes on October 13. I'm a happy author today.
Chapters (6)
That was great! Would you mind if I presented this story on the Canterlot.net's livestream?
Awesome! I love this! Fav and like!
Really, "I'm the blacksmith" why not straight up "I'm the doctor" really, who else has an introduction like that
And also, there's no Britain in Equestria, how would they know the word!
Other than that great job, love the story, hope you get the next ch. up soon
WOAH. WOAH. I did NOT expect this to get 8 favorites on the first day. Woah. Anyway, I'll answer the comments I have so far.
954444 Please do. I would appreciate that. Also send me a link, it'd be nice.
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954478 Thanks!
954509 He's not the doctor. He's the Blacksmith. But yes, I did base that off of the Dr. W introductions, just because it's cool apparently. OwO
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now for me to add aonther good story to my list.
Here's a link to it! Cantercast livestream episode 7
I love this!
Great job on the story hope to see more
more is in order.
Indeed, very nice story. Looking forward to more.
Everyling falls for DJ Pon-3. Everyling.
Who can blame them?
Interesting tale. I like what you've got so far.
Let's see how it will go
954530 I'm sorry ;_;
955096 DAMN RIGHT.
956389 Just be aware that at this point Blacksmith has no idea what love is. He has no idea if he likes her at all, he only knows her as a friend.
957648 OH IT'LL GO VERY WELL. <twitch>
You do know Octavia is gray right?
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960714 She always looked brownish-green to me (I'm colorblind, don't judge).
What of it?
960719
You said she was brown...
960724 Oh shit. She doesn't look grey to me at all, but if that's how most people see her that's what I'll put in.
Also that picture is damn sexy.
E-mail notifications, you lie! There has been no update, unless it was just an edit/fix :e
... It WAS an edit/fix and not my internets betraying me, right O_o?
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It was an edit/fix. The author is a little bit color blind, and thought Octavia was brown. I notified him and he fixed it.
966315 Not a little bit. I'm RGB colorblind (Red-Green-Blue), so to someone who can see colors fine my vision would seem more like Sepia than anything else.
964354 Yes it was. I'm sorry, you'll have to wait a bit for the updates.
Alright! Chapter 2 everypony! I have to admit I'm not very fond of how it turned out, but hopefully you guys will appreciate it more than I do.
There's a plot device that I wanted to fit in this chapter, but the rest was, unfortunately, slightly forced filler. 
Chapter 3 will be better, I promise, but unfortunately you'll have to wait a few weeks for that. I'll be gone until around August 10, so don't expect any updates other than this one.
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Trust me though, as soon as I get back I'll work my flank off on it.
Damn, Big Macintosh is goona woop his ass if he finds out.
Damn, gotta wait a few weeks? BUT I WANT IT NOW!
I liked it.
You should um... write moar.
Alright, I am redoing chapter 3. After some kind criticism by two kind gentlemen, I found out that a huge-ass plothole popped up in chapter 3. Therefore, I'll be revising it, so it won't be out for a few more days. Sorry.
ALRIGHT, IT BETTER WORK THIS TIME.
IT'S CHAPTER 3, BITCHES.
Since the original was total bullcrap, I revised it and made it fit more into the plot than the last one did. I had a bout of idiocy when I wrote the original, so this one should fit in better. I'm sorry for the length and the lack of real events, but this is truly as much as I could put in there while keeping a good chapter format. I didn't want to end the chapter awkwardly.
So hopefully you guys will enjoy this chapter more than I do, since I'm truthfully quite disappointed in how it turned out. I'm keeping it, though, so long as nopony really complains about it. I'll revise this thing as many times as I have to.
1080156 just stay true to yourself and your writing.
It does fit much better. It's fine if it's a short chapter (hey, it was kind of short term notice after all), but it flows well with the other two, and allows for the possibilities to be available.
You could have maybe hinted, to the readers, that someone/something is stalking him, but that can be saved for later.
D'AWWWWW Vinyl so cuddly
Need moar yo
Ah, this is better. The abrupt spike in action really messed up the flow of the story in the original version of this chapter.
That isn't to say thay you can't go ahead and... y'know... but pace it out. Wait a couple chapters and build suspicions.
Happy writing!
1081037 Alright, and I'll make sure I've slept an adequate amount of time before writing chapters.
I still feel stupid for the original version.
1081355 *Ahem* I hate to burst your bubble, but there's no romance tag.
1081512 Am I the only one here who hated this chapter? ;_;
Oh well, I'm glad you appreciated this version.
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Well, you gotta bridge the juicy bits somehow, right?
Actually, you've started a new conflict in this chapter, added to an existing one, and developed the relationship between Blacksmith and Scratch, while keeping all three at a good pace. Even if you didn't have a good time writing it, it serves it's purpose.
Everyling falls hard for Vinyl. I called it way back when.
Must be the inverted colours thing.
My question: Why didn't mistah blacksmith comment on the silver hair ornament and maybe touch it or something? It would probably have resolved the conflict coming up in the next two chapters.
Of course, that's probably why he didn't.
1088917 I want conflict to happen because plotline.
Don't fucking mess with the plotline.
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1092659 Please clarify so the helpdesk may be of proper assistance.
1093043
People talking about futures and other chapter alternatives and stuff
Yeah, just ignore me, it's better for your health
1093108 I should probably just delete all those comments to keep spoilers from being revealed... ._.
EDIT: Lol fuck that, nobody reads comments anyway.
Somepony's a bit smitten.
Alright, guys, here's another chapter. I hate to admit it, but nothing much happens here. However, there are two important points for the sub-plots here. I'd like for you guys to tell me if you think this chapter is boring, alright? I'm willing to redo chapters if necessary.
Thanks, guys.
Huh...albino...never thought of it that way.
Guessing the blue hair is dye.
While Big Mac may be suspicious I can't see him destroying a home just to find out something...though there are other taskforce members yes? Thinkin he sent somepony else to do so. Hope none of them know any Changeling translators.
Didn't find it boring, I wasn't on the edge of my seat or anything but it certainly not boring.
1132404 This story isn't meant to put you on the edge of your seat, but it's meant to keep you reading. I'm glad you liked it, though. It seems I always hate what I churn out but people love it. Oh well, I guess that isn't too bad.
It's a decent building block chapter. The "Albino" idea for Vinyl is rather inventive (though, canon, Vinyl has Purple eyes now), though many fans have said that she just wears colored contacts to make them purple...
anyway, decent suspense you built up, in establishing tension between Smith and Mac. Also, the journal idea you have is a great little plot device. Whomever has that book is the culprit.
I didn't find it boring, actually pretty cool and waiting for more.
Good. Write more.
*Cracks whip*
Alrighty, something finally happens.
Sorry for the wait, guys, but I'm back! Here's a new chapter for you guys. I'm adding a new tag now.
damn you!
you killed big mac!
he was best pony
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yo daug, the story picture was my old User picture!
this story, it seems legit